TICK (OFF) Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of tick (off)

as in to list

to specify one after another ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list

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as in to admonish

to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised

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as in to anger

to make angry it really ticks me off when someone says something like that

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That shot into the left corner ticked off Pickford's hand. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 The mild-mannered married dad of two young adult children ticks off a laundry list of advocacy and policy achievements, especially affordable housing, tenants and workers rights, racial justice and improving public schools, like the ones his kids attended in Park Slope. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 Week after week, his digits splayed across his helmet in anguish after passes ticked off his hands and into the grass. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 June 2026 Uber is out with its annual Lost & Found Index, ticking off the items riders leave behind on the car seat. — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tick (off)

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick (off)

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The Mets were one of the last teams Wiggins, who is listed at 6 feet 5 and 215 pounds, met with at the draft combine.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Diode’s website does not list the Henderson County data center under the company’s current projects.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026

Definition of list

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The judge overseeing the wrongful death civil case that John O'Keefe's family filed against Karen Read admonished more than a dozen lawyers involved in the case on Wednesday.

— Kristina Rex, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Regardless, this issue could have resolved if the Giants had issued a statement straight away either defending their players’ First Amendment right to express their views or admonishing them for violating the term of the CBA.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of admonish

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The comments that could have potentially angered Adebayo stem from screenshots of an Instagram direct message conversation shared on X in recent days that show a profile seemingly run by Herro critiquing Adebayo.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Neighbors feel less safe with ICE around The latest incident has angered the Latino community in Houston and has left others fearful.

— Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 10 July 2026

Definition of anger

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Dodd recites it from memory in Wolverine’s voice with a growl.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Sensing that our Constitution was in crisis, a group of citizens from Philadelphia asked both chambers of Congress to recite the Farewell Address in 1862 to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Washington’s birth.

— Lonnie G. Bunch III, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026

Definition of recite

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Her Volumnia bellows at her meek daughter-in-law, Virgilia (Justine Faith) as though reprimanding an incompetent private.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Wimbledon fashion is also something that can get patrons in trouble, with Andy Samberg saying he was reprimanded for wearing black jeans in the Royal Box.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of reprimand

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They’re infuriated with a military that turned out to repress civilian protests in recent years, but appeared slow to mobilize in support of earthquake victims this week.

— Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
The result can be a more consistent connection, fewer interruptions and less of that infuriating mid-episode quality drop.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of infuriate

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Intrinsic, whose bid was first detailed by Deadline two months ago, started out with a crowdfunding campaign on Seed & Spark.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Harper has earned nearly $250 million in salary over his 15-year MLB career and, as Sportico recently detailed, earns about $9 million a year in endorsements.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

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